Rail-joint.



7 F. B. ELLIOTT.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 16. 1911,

11111161 Dec. 26, 1911 FRANK B. ELLIOTT, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Application filed March 16, 1911. Serial No. 614,884.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK B. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of 'Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of whichthe following is a specification. I

My invention relates'to new and useful improvements in; rail-joints, and one of my objects is to provide a novel device of this character for reliably. securing the abutting ends of two rails together so that they can not be displaced-either laterally or vertically by rolling-stock rimming over the same. 1 A'further object is to provide a device of the character describe-d having a certain amount of lateral resiliency whereby outward pressure is exerted on the nuts and the heads of the bolts passing through the joints and the rails, to prevent said units getting loose on the bolts. The device tip'nsists, preferably, of one piece of pressed steel which practically'envelops all of'the abutting endsof the rails except the bolts thereof, and shaped to brace said abutting ends, both laterally and ver-' tically.

In orderthat the invention may be fully understood. reference will now be made to- 'int-o'a base portion 1, a pair-of sides 2 converging upwardly from said base, and a pair of depei'nling wings 3 extending downward from the upper portion of sides In bending tlic'wings 3 downward from the sides 2, seats 4- are formed to engage the under sides of the rail balls A, and in forming the converging sides 2, 'abutments 5 are formed thereon wi tli vcrtical faces ti to receive the heads of transverse bolts 13, and nuts C, said abutliierits having alin ed openings 7 to receive the bolts B.

In practice wings 3 are preferably spaced apart to freely receive the vertical webs I) of the rails, so that the same can be readily slipped into the joint, and their bases E rest upon the base portion 1 of the joint, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Bolts B are then placed through holes in the rails and the joints a and nuts C are tightened thereon to draw the wings 3 firmly against the opposite sides of the rail webs D, the outward pressure against the bolt heads and the nuts 0 serving to prevent-the latter from becoming loose. The seats 4, snugly engaging the under sides of the balls A, reliably support the same, vertical movement being resisted by the wings 3, which rest upon the upper surface of the rail bases E, while lateral movement of the rails is overcome by the inclined sides 2, which act as braces. As the device is practically self retaining on the rails, bolts B are required chiefly to prevent independent longitudinal movement between the device and the rails, consequently the ends of the latter need not be weakened by numerous bolt-holes, as one or two bolts for each rail will suffice to hold the same from moving longitudinally-indepcndently of the joint.

Fromthe foregoing description it will be understood that I have produced a novel construction, which is strong and durable and well adapted for the purpose intended, and while I have shown the preferred. construction of the device, it is obvious that changes following within the scope of the appended claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I laving'thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patnet,'is:

A resilient one-piece device comprising a base portion adapted'to underlie the bases of two abutting rails, upwardly converging side portions integral with said base, abutments on said side portions having vertical the underside of the rail balls, the outer sides of said seats being Substantially flush with the sides of the rail balls, and means adapted to extend through the rails and 5 the alined holes of the abutments to draw the wings against the sides of the rail webs,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof' I afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK B. ELLIOTT.

Witnesses: F. G. FISCHER, E. G. LILLIAN. 

